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'''''ocamnar''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "diphthong".<ref> | '''''ocamnar''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "diphthong".<ref>{{VT|44}}</ref> | ||
It is not know if it is the singular or the plural. If it is the plural, the singular is *''ocamna''. If it is the singular, the plural would be *''ocamnari'' | It is not know if it is the singular or the plural. If it is the plural, the singular is *''ocamna''. If it is the singular, the plural would be *''ocamnari''.{{fact}} | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word comes from a possible | The word comes from a possible [[PQ]] [[Sundocarmë|Root]] *KAM and contains the prefix ''[[o-]]''.{{fact}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Other versions== | ==Other versions== | ||
An earlier version of the word is ''osamnar/samnar'' from a root [[SAM]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''SAM'''</ref> Since [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] updated the word, that root would also retroactively be *KAM | An earlier version of the word is ''osamnar/samnar'' from a root [[SAM]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''SAM'''</ref> Since [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] updated the word, that root would also retroactively be *KAM.{{fact}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:00, 9 April 2013
ocamnar is a Quenya word meaning "diphthong".[1]
It is not know if it is the singular or the plural. If it is the plural, the singular is *ocamna. If it is the singular, the plural would be *ocamnari.[source?]
Etymology
The word comes from a possible PQ Root *KAM and contains the prefix o-.[source?]
See also
Other versions
An earlier version of the word is osamnar/samnar from a root SAM.[2] Since Tolkien updated the word, that root would also retroactively be *KAM.[source?]
References
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 44, June 2002
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", SAM
